And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Parallel translations
- WEB He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.
- KJV And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
- BSB He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
- NASB Further, he overlaid the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
- NLT He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim.
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Quick answer
Solomon adorns the house with precious stones and gold from Parvaim. He spares no expense for beauty.
Overview
The jeweled and gold-laden decoration further displays the temple's glory and the value placed on honoring God. The finest materials from distant places are gathered for his house. Such splendor reflects the worth of the One worshiped there and foreshadows the jeweled glory of the New Jerusalem.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 54:11–12“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- 1 Chr 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the brass for the things of brass, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- Rev 21:18–21The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
- 1 Chr 29:8People with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of Yahweh’s house, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
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